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title: Duluth UDC § 328 — Duluth
jurisdiction: duluth
governing_jurisdiction: Duluth
source_url: "https://www.duluthga.net/UDC_ADOPTED_9.8.2025_Amended_7-13-26.pdf"
effective_date: "2026-07-13"
as_of: "2026-08-13"
canonical: "https://www.gwindex.net/code/duluth/328"
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# Duluth UDC § 328

Kennel

**Governing jurisdiction: Duluth.** A "Duluth, GA" mailing address is usually NOT in the City of Duluth. Unincorporated Gwinnett is 67.3% of the county's land area and is governed by a different code, a different board and a different permit portal. Resolve the governing jurisdiction before answering any zoning question.


- **Article:** 3 — Restrictions on Particular Uses
- **Pages in source:** 109–110
- **Adopted:** 2025-09-08
- **Amended through:** 2026-07-13
- **Source:** https://www.duluthga.net/UDC_ADOPTED_9.8.2025_Amended_7-13-26.pdf

## Text

a. No portion of a building, structure, outdoor run or pen used to house or exercise such animals shall be

located within 200 feet of any property line.
b. No portion of the facility functioning as a sleep, play or exercise area for any animal shall be within 250

feet of any residentially zoned property.
c.
The applicant shall submit for approval a detailed Sanitation and Maintenance Manual detailing tasks such
as animal waste cleanup and sanitization to be used in the day-to-day operation of the facility.
d. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for all cleaning agents outlined in the required Sanitation and

Maintenance Manual shall be submitted to and approved by Gwinnett County Environmental Health.
e. All outdoor animal facilities shall be surrounded by a continuous opaque fence at least 8 feet in height.
f.
No open-air animal areas shall be visible from any public roadway.
g.
On-site veterinary care of the resident animals may occur only as an emergency or ancillary use. Examples
of acceptable on-site veterinary care include emergency diagnosis and/or treatment performed by an
“on-call veterinarian” or ancillary veterinary services such as on-site vaccinations. At no time shall the
scope of the ancillary veterinary services use exceed the scope of the primary kennel use.
h. Retail and grooming are allowed as ancillary uses as long as the scope of said uses does not exceed the

scope of the primary use of a kennel.
i.
In addition to the setbacks required per Table 2-B, an additional setback of 25 feet on either side and 25
feet in the rear is required for all kennels with outdoor animal facilities.

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Article Three. Restrictions on Particular Uses